All three of these setups had confluence with the near -
term bullish momentum / trend, dynamic support from the 8 and 21 day EMA layer, and support from a horizontal (static) price level.
This is a topping pattern that often indicates near -
term bullish momentum is running out.
The ETH token has lagged BTC in the second half of the week, but it's holding up above support, despite the lack of short -
term bullish momentum.
Not exact matches
We expect
bullish momentum to carry gold ETFs substantially higher, both in the short
term and intermediate -
term, but we plan to sell DGP into strength before the first correction occurs, then look to re-enter after it forms a bull flag or a base of price consolidation.
From here, we expect
bullish momentum to power $ ZU substantially higher in the near to intermediate -
term:
Overall, Ether is gaining
bullish momentum and it will most likely accelerate higher above the $ 750.00 and $ 760.00 levels in the near
term.
On the longer -
term weekly chart below, notice that $ XOP has also just broken out above key horizontal price resistance of its prior high from September of 2012, which should further spark
bullish momentum from here:
After being in downtrend from April 2011 until September 2012, KOL is now setting up as a short -
term,
momentum - based
bullish trend reversal play.
Meanwhile, the most traded currency pair is still trading in a broad consolidation pattern after failing near the upper boundary of the formation again, and as the tension in the market grows, a large
momentum move could be around the corner, with the long -
term trend still being
bullish.
With valuations very rich,
bullish sentiment high, and stocks generally overbought, there's a certain
momentum to the market that makes it likely - in
terms of probability - that stocks will be higher in the weeks ahead.
The cryptocurrency segment is in a short -
term correction after a great week that saw several key resistance levels fall, as the major coins kept up the
bullish momentum and hit new rally highs after a shallow correction.
This ensures that
bullish intermediate -
term momentum is in our favor, which dramatically increases the odds of a profitable trade.
Nevertheless, even if the best scenario does not play out, we at least want to see some type of
bullish reversal candle before buying because it would confirm near -
term momentum has returned to the bulls.
Since gold is often viewed as a «flight to safety» play when stocks are weak, it's likely that
bullish momentum in $ GLD will continue in the near to intermediate -
term.
We would have liked to see a
bullish close on this setup but given that the tail was long and obvious, and the setup was with the near -
term momentum, we don't always NEED the close in our favor, it's just an extra point of confluence.
Indeed we propose a simple model of the price dynamics in which the return growth depends on three components: a) a
momentum component, naturally justified in
terms of agents» belief that expected returns are higher in
bullish markets than in bearish ones; b) a fundamental component proportional to the log earnings over price ratio at time zero.
The 100 SMA is still above the longer -
term 200 SMA so the path of least resistance is to the upside, but the gap between the two is narrowing to reflect weaker
bullish momentum.
Short -
term momentum studies indicate
bullish setup: 5 - day MA and 10 - day MA are curled up in favor of the bulls.
Currently, the short -
term 50 - SMA is interlocking with the longer
term 200 - simple moving average trendline at $ 963 to show that the
bullish momentum will sustain the upside gains.
The short -
term moving average also held as dynamic support on the latest pullback, and its gap with the 200 SMA is widening to reflect stronger
bullish momentum.